The Media and Creative Industries directorate wants to probe and develop evidence for considering new funding approaches and business models across its sectors which can better ensure growth, social responsibility and environmental sustainability. As new challenges arise, it needs to develop a strong research evidence base to lead on policy and to support these sectors and their wider impacts.In terms of media, MCI needs to consider how best to support television, radio and the press sectors to adapt to the ever-changing media environment while maintaining a media which acts in the public interest and with social and environmental responsibility. The place of regulation and government intervention should be considered within this context. The UK has a reputation for the provision of a dynamic, strong, independent and safe sector where freedoms of speech and expression are supported. There will be a natural focus on the BBC over the coming years as MCI looks at the sustainability of BBC funding and prepares for the start of the next charter period in 2028.
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
This project is about economic and social aspects of transformations taking place in the media industry as a result of digital convergence and growth of the internet. It sets out to analyse the recent migration of media ...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Glasgow
The project investigates the impact of digital convergence on the media industry, including the diversity of content and the economics of supplying media, which partially addresses the question about what types of content different audience groups are willing to pay for and how this changes over time.
Resilient Media for Democracy in the Digital Age (ReMeD) responds to the European Commission’s call HORIZON-CL2-2022- DEMOCRACY-01-06: “Media for democracy – democratic media”, and will tackle existing challenges to a he...
Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee
Lead research organisation: UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
The project is relevant as it investigates the relationship between citizens, media, and digital technologies, which could provide insights into willingness to pay for online news, but it does not directly address all aspects of the question.
This project investigates the changing production ecology of the UK's independent specialist factual production sector in relationship to the role and future of public service broadcasting (PSB) in the emerging digital t...
Funded by: AHRC
Lead research organisation: Royal Holloway University of London
The project explores the changing production ecology of the UK's independent specialist factual production sector in relation to public service broadcasting, which partially addresses the question about what types of content different audience groups are willing to pay for and how this changes over time.